”You're still awake?”She sent the message in surprise, and before it even finished delivering, her phone lit up with a video call request.Adora’s heart bubbled over like boiling water.She picked up immediately.But both screens were dark; neither side had the lights on.Louis’ voice was husky wit
"Let him be canceled, as long as I’m still your top favorite," Nathan said with a cocky edge, grabbed her hands and pinned them above her head, then leaned down and kissed her hard.The whole world remained fast asleep, quiet and still, except for the three people in this house—who were all wide awa
The silence made Laura uneasy.She started to worry if he was actually mad.Still, it was already so late, there was no way she’d go back downstairs now. That would be even more embarrassing.So, she simply went to sleep.By 1 a.m., the entire house was still and quiet. In the dim hallway light, a
Though people around the world leave this earth every moment for all sorts of reasons, it still felt unsettling that, in just over a month, four people from their own circle—Ruby, Eugene, Kenneth, and Shane—had all passed away one after another. It cast a heavy gloom over everything."Death comes f
Adora was speechless."What are those two doing? Nathan didn’t mind being put downstairs, did he?" Louis asked."No idea. I whispered it to Laura while we were shopping. I bet the two of them are battling it out right now," Adora replied, a sly smile tugging at her lips. "Why do I feel like we’re d
"Who said that’s the maid’s room? That’s the senior guest room, okay? Same furnishings, same finish.""No difference," Nathan replied, acting like he’d been insulted. "Either way, no. I want to sleep with you.""Absolutely not! Adora’s upstairs. What would it look like if you went up there to sleep